Damascus vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$225
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$3743
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
99
😀 Quality of life
36
98
🏙️ Population
2.5M
4.84M

The cost of living in Damascus is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7822nd and 318th ($583 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Australia, respectively. Check Syria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7665th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$17934

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816